MSD reliability - fail if get wet?
MSD reliability - fail if get wet?
asked on a few forums, and there is always someone who says "get a mallory instead of a MSD"
a GOOGLE will turn up a few instances of MSD's getting wet from rain and not working again.
i have a fiberglass pin on hood, and it will probably stay off alot, and i will probably wash the engine bay alot to keep it clean.
i am thinking the failures are 1% of the users, and every time one fails, at $250 a pop, that person jumps on the 'net to whine, which is normal.
i already have a MSD Pro Billet 8570 distributor, was planning on a MSD 6421 to give launch control (2 stage Rev control)
a GOOGLE will turn up a few instances of MSD's getting wet from rain and not working again.
i have a fiberglass pin on hood, and it will probably stay off alot, and i will probably wash the engine bay alot to keep it clean.
i am thinking the failures are 1% of the users, and every time one fails, at $250 a pop, that person jumps on the 'net to whine, which is normal.
i already have a MSD Pro Billet 8570 distributor, was planning on a MSD 6421 to give launch control (2 stage Rev control)
Doesn't seem like any responses here in "Fuel & Ignition". Let's move this to General F-Body Tech.
Personally, after 15 years of owning my 94, I have never "wash(ed) the engine bay".... and its still spotless. Water and electronics don't get along very well.
Personally, after 15 years of owning my 94, I have never "wash(ed) the engine bay".... and its still spotless. Water and electronics don't get along very well.
Last edited by Injuneer; Nov 20, 2009 at 02:35 PM.
MSD's magnet trigger wheel is prone to having corrosion issues. I had a Pro-Billet on a BBC that I did and after a few years of just normal usage and outside storage during the winter the trigger wheel was badly corroded with lots of rust on it.
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